noun
- a drink made of rum, molasses, water, and spices, popular in colonial America and the Caribbean
Usage: historical; chiefly nautical
Examples
- Sailors aboard merchant vessels often enjoyed a cup of calabogus on cold nights at sea.
- The tavern keeper prepared calabogus for the ship's crew using dark rum and local molasses.
- Colonial records mention calabogus as a common beverage in port towns.
- The recipe for calabogus varied by region, with some versions including lime juice and nutmeg.